Oldest skeleton shines new light on human originsOctober 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Anthropologists took the wraps off the oldest known human ancestor Thursday - a 4.4-million-year-old Ethiopian skeleton named Ardi, which challenges many long-held assumptions about how humans and apes evolved. "It's not a chimp.
UK's Tate Modern temporarily shuts exhibition featuring nude image of Brooke Shields at age 10October 1st, 2009 UK's Tate Modern temporarily shuts exhibitionLONDON — Britain's Tate Modern has temporarily closed an exhibition that includes a nude image of a 10-year-old Brooke Shields, following a visit from a London police unit that deals with obscene publications. The Tate said in a statement Thursday that it has temporarily shut the room housing "Spiritual America" by artist Richard Prince.
850 new species discovered in semi-arid AustraliaSeptember 29th, 2009 SYDNEY - About 850 new species inhabiting underground water, caves and micro-caverns have been discovered in semi-arid Australia. These invertebrates include various insects, small crustaceans, spiders, worms and many others.
Feathered fossils found in China confirm that birds evolved from dinosaursSeptember 25th, 2009 LONDON - Chinese scientists have said that the discovery of five remarkable new fossils of feathered dinosaurs in rock formations in northeastern China, has confirmed that birds evolved from dinosaurs. According to a report in the Guardian, the fossils are older than previous discoveries of similar creatures.
Feather-coveting thieves take flight with English museum's rare tropical bird skinsAugust 13th, 2009 Bird-feather bandits strike English museumLONDON — Somebody's been feathering their nest with an irreplaceable English archive of rare tropical birds. Curators of the Natural History Museum at Tring, 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of London, said Thursday that thieves have stolen about 300 of their most gloriously hued specimens from a vast collection assembled over centuries.
Mandela distances himself from exhibition of disputed works at London galleryJuly 10th, 2009 Mandela disowns a London exhibitionJOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela has distanced himself from a London exhibition of disputed lithographs bearing his signature, his lawyer said Friday. Bally Chuene said the Belgravia Gallery had scheduled a party and exhibition of artwork purported to be drawn by Mandela for Thursday — two day's before the elderly statesman's 91st birthday.
Most people feel it is possible to believe in God and evolutionJuly 2nd, 2009 LONDON - If a new survey is anything to go by, majority of people think it is possible to believe in God and evolution. The survey, conducted by the British Council, revealed that 54 per cent thought that science and religion are compatible.
Stephen Hawking's 'A brief history of time' is still a best seller in Cambridge UniversityJuly 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Stephen Hawking says he is 'flattered' by a Cambridge University poll voting "A Brief History of Time" as the publication most likely to have the same impact as Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species for future generations. The online poll was run by the University in preparation for its eagerly-awaited Darwin Anniversary Festival, from July 5-10.
Plants grow faster when talked to by women than menJune 20th, 2009 LONDON - Plants really do like it if you talk to them. And they prefer to hear a woman's voice.
John Lennon memorabilia on show at New York exhibitionMay 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Late rock legend John Lennon will be posthumously honoured at an exhibition in New York. Instruments and handwritten lyrics belonging to the former Beatle will go on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in the Big Apple later this month, reported femalefirst.co.uk
Entitled John Lennon: The New York City Years, the exhibition will also show personal photographs and a self-portrait of the late star.
1st edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "On the Origin of Species" is up for sale in UKApril 30th, 2009 1st edition of Darwin's landmark book up for saleLONDON — A British auction house says it is offering Darwin fans a chance to buy a first edition of the famed naturalist's groundbreaking book. Auctioneer Keys says the copy of "On the Origin of Species" is expected to sell on Thursday for up to 30,000 pounds ($44,600).
1st edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "On the Origin of Species" sold in UKApril 30th, 2009 1st edition of Darwin's landmark book soldLONDON — A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" book sold for about 40,000 pounds ($60,000) Thursday, an auctioneer said. The work, still in its original embossed green binding, was bought by local book dealer Hamish Riley-Smith, said Keys auctioneer Andrew Bullock.
Lost Darwin 'evolution egg' surfaces 200 years onApril 10th, 2009 LONDON - An egg collected by Charles Darwin on his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle in the 1830 and lost for nearly 200 years has been found in a drawer at the University of Cambridge. The small dark brown egg, with Darwin's name written on it, was found by Liz Wetton, 80, a volunteer at the Zoology Museum's bird egg collection.
Darwin 'spent more on food than books during college days'March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Charles Darwin's life during college days was quite different from what many would expect. He used to spend very little time studying or in lectures, preferring to shoot, ride and collect beetles, suggest newly discovered bills.
What makes invasive ants tick?January 21st, 2009 LONDON - Certain invasive ant species that successfully invade large swathes of land do so by cooperating to form a super-colony. While common ant colonies compete with neighbouring colonies for resources and territory, invasive ants abandon all aggressiveness among colonies and work together to form enormous super-colonies consisting of thousands of interconnected nests.
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